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stuie said:
I remember when this site was about where the party's at and who done too many drugs and where!! Now it's all about... erm... books?? :lol: :lol: ;)
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Its January - detox month for most of us......:oops:

Give it a few more weeks and it will be full on sex, drugs and rock n roll again....

Or maybe the forum just needs some new (younger non sensible) blood..:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
my 3 last books:
Factotum, Charles Bukowski. Good. The main caracther Chinaski( it supose to be Bukowsky) is more disagreeable then ever but the book is good. I really like Bukowski.
Leviathan, Paul Auster. Good but sometimes it gets a little bit slow but then sudently you are in the story again.
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba,in english: No one writes to the Colonel. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Is a short story to be read in a couple of hours, is Good and comparing it to another short story Historia de mis putas tristes ( also Good) from the same author, I must say that I liked better " El Coronel ..."than " Mis putas tristes... "
 
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I'm just finishing Desert flower by Waris Dirie. I was reading it last month but abandoned it half way through.

Gonna start Paula, Micheal and Bob next, can't wait.
 
mikkak said:
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba,in english: No one writes to the Colonel. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Is a short story to be read in a couple of hours, is Good and comparing it to another short story Historia de mis putas tristes ( also Good) from the same author, I must say that I liked better " El Coronel ..."than " Mis putas tristes... "
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juana, i'm reading El Coronel now too (mi primera novela en castellano!8O 8) )
 
I have two on the go at the moment

Henry Miller - Tropic of Capricorn -very erotic 8O

Joseph Heller - Catch 22 - classic!!
 
In the last month I have read: -

Gazza - My story (2005 not the latest one, what is he doing a book a year)

Really enjoyed it, first half talks about the fun side of Gazza. Doing all the pranks and producing magical moments on the pitch. The 2nd half progressed into the deep dark mind of Gazza.

Essex boys - great insight into the underworld of doormen back when the rave scene started. Could not also put this down

Lord of the flyes - such a great story, made me feel like I was 13 again. Poor piggy:cry:

Currently reading Birdsong - probably the most fluent and well articulated books I have ever read. Only uner a quarter left so please do not give away ending. I actually felt like I was in the red room though:)

after this I need to read class of 88. I started it but left it at Bec's so started Birdsong.
 
grego said:
yossarian is fcuked up!:lol:
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Have you read it!!! Fantastic book, I am only on the chapter about Milo Minderbinder. Yossarian is such a great name 8) I didn't think I would be interested in a book about war!!
 
if you people out there like dective stories this is a good one


Karin Slaughter Faithless

Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
When so many top-selling names in the crime genre have been showing signs of exhaustion lately, it's always refreshing to pick up a new Karin Slaughter and find that her writing is as laser-sharp as ever. Faithless may feature the author’s familiar protagonists (police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and medical examiner Sara Linton) but Slaughter consistently finds new challenges for her characters, along with new facets of their ever-fluid relationship.
Those weaned on the grisly delights of such Slaughter outings as Blindsighted and Kisscut will know what to expect. And if the novel starts a tad implausibly (Tolliver and Linton, walking in the woods, come across the corpse of a young woman--what are the odds against that?), we're more than prepared to forgive Slaughter this device, when the ever-tightening grip of the narrative takes hold. The duo looks at the evidence, and concludes that the young girl has been literally frightened to death. But during the course of an autopsy, Sara makes a startling discovery--one that gives even the unshockable pathologist pause. She and Tolliver find that there is a trail of evidence leading to a secluded community in the next county, and decide to call in talented detective Lena Adams to aid them. But as the trio draw nearer to the heart of a grim mystery, a destabilising element threatens to undercut their work: Lena’s increasing instability. While there is nothing particularly groundbreaking in this latest outing for Slaughter, all the customary skills are firmly in place. A particular achievement (as so often with this author) is the faultless pacing of the narrative: the slow, steady accruing of detail has the reader on the point of impatience, when a brilliantly orchestrated set piece will be delivered. Perhaps Karin Slaughter's run of luck will come to an end at some point--but not with this book. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0099462265/sr=1-2/qid=1155292500/ref=pd_bowtega_2/026-3693289-9220435?ie=UTF8&s=books

I m on page 349 its a gripping book
 
Currently reading "Inside Track" by John Francome, really enjoying it.

can Recommend:

Margrave of the Marshes - John Peels Auto/Biography which is as hilarious as it is Fascinating.

Before that I read "Inca Gold" & "Lost City" by Clive Cussler, both very entertaining, cheesy & a bit far fetched but a good pager turning "pulp" read!!

I fancy Stella Rimmingtons new book next!!
 
Sirens said:
Have you read it!!! Fantastic book, I am only on the chapter about Milo Minderbinder. Yossarian is such a great name 8) I didn't think I would be interested in a book about war!!
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of course i've read it:roll: :roll:

its all over the place a bit at the start but if you persist you will be rewarded;) 8)
 
Sirens said:
Is that the one with the melon 8O :lol: Or was that another one of this books??
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Last time I read Porno was in Ibiza 2 years ago so I can't remember a mention of Melons in it - I think that may have been in Ecstasy, his book of short and weird stories... read that the year before.... I don't have a great memory, so I have to re-read the books I know I enjoyed to remember them....:oops: - I just remember the whole history of Leith thing that spud gets into, and the dialect in Porno makes me think of home...(Scotland :D )
 
DJNC said:
Last time I read Porno was in Ibiza 2 years ago so I can't remember a mention of Melons in it - I think that may have been in Ecstasy, his book of short and weird stories... read that the year before.... I don't have a great memory, so I have to re-read the books I know I enjoyed to remember them....:oops: - I just remember the whole history of Leith thing that spud gets into, and the dialect in Porno makes me think of home...(Scotland :D )
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Yes it was in Ecstasy!
The dialect brings me back to my childhood as well 8O :lol:
 
Glad you're enjoying Birdsong Jon, I loved it.

Just finished Sebastian Faulk's latest one, "Human Traces", which was a bit hard-going - lots of long lectures on science and evolution. 8O Very moving in places though.

A recommendation for holiday reading (not for you Jon, for girls):
"Prep" by Curtis Sittenfield - takes you right back to the pain of adolescence. I was gripped (but then I love a good teen drama). :lol:

Also read "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver - again, totally gripping - by the end I was reading it walking along the road because I couldn't put it down.
 
Reading "Something wicked this way comes" by Ray Bradbury.

Just finished "Dr Bloodmoney" by Philip K Dick - weird and wonderful.

I have read recently: "Monster Island" - okay, "Interview with a vampire" - really good and "Jarhead" - excellent (never seen the film).
 
Sirens said:
Yes it was in Ecstasy!
The dialect brings me back to my childhood as well 8O :lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol:



Ecstasy also includes the story of sh*gging corpses.... definitely not part of my childhood, I'm glad to say....:lol:
 
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